Weekender Registered Nurse Surgical Intermediate Care Full time Nights

  • Full-time
  • Job Shift: Night Job (3rd)

Company Description

Weekender position working Friday, Saturday and Sunday 7pm-7:30am.

Nights Sign-on Bonus – RNs

1-2 years' experience $3,000

2 plus years of experience $7500

--Internal transfers and new grad hires are not eligible for a sign-on bonus—

7pm-7:30am

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better healthcare, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. At Northwestern Medicine, we pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, we take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

Weekender position working Friday, Saturday and Sunday 7pm-7:30am.

Nights Sign-on Bonus – RNs

1-2 years' experience $3,000

2 plus years of experience $7500

--Internal transfers and new grad hires are not eligible for a sign-on bonus—

7pm-7:30am

Surgical Intermediate Care Unit (2A)

 

  • 26-bed unit designed to provide treatment, care, and service to adult patients with acute medical, surgical and cardiac conditions specializing in complicated surgeries.
  • Patient population will include but are not limited to esophagectomies, whipples, surgical-oncology cases, high-volume liposuction, multi-level spinal fusions, and vascular cases. Other opportunities for this unit will be any surgical patients that require a medication drip that is not appropriate for the medical-surgical inpatient unit.
  • This unit will also be open to medical step-down and overflow patients to enhance hospital throughput.

Direct care of the 2A patients will be provided by registered nurses with an ideal ratio of 1:3-4 patients for step down level of care.

 

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse
  • Basic Life Support
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Ability to collaborate with others
  • Strong analytic abilities
  • Additional requirements for the Emergency Room:
    • ACLS
    • PALS/ENPC & TNCC within one year of hire
  • Additional requirements for the Pediatric Emergency Room:
    • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
    • TNCC within one year of hire

Preferred:

  • Experience in specific Surgical Stepdown
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Additional Information

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.